Recorded 1916–1924 Boys' name Peak 1924 24 births

Matsuo — boys' name

24 babies named Matsuo in U.S. Social Security records since 1916, with the highest year being 1924. Year-by-year trend, decade aggregates, and state-level rankings drawn from federal birth data.

1910s121920s12

The verdict

24 boys have been named Matsuo since 1916, peaking in the 1910s, last recorded in 1924.

24
total births
1916–1924
years on record
1910s
peak decade
50%
born in that decade
1910s
Peak decade

50% of everyone ever named Matsuo was born in this single decade.

1924
Single peak year

7 babies were named Matsuo in 1924 — its busiest year on record.

What the Data Says About Matsuo

The Social Security Administration has registered 24 babies named Matsuo between 1916 and 1924, spanning 9 consecutive years of U.S. birth records. As a boy's name, Matsuo currently falls outside the top 1,000 boys' names for 1924. The name reached its historical peak in 1924, when 7 babies received it in a single year.

Decade-level aggregation shows that Matsuo performed strongest in the 1910s, accumulating 12 births during that ten-year window. Across the 2 decades of recorded activity, Matsuo shows a stable profile with only moderate drift from its peak decade. Geographically, the name is most concentrated in Hawaii, which accounts for 16 births — the largest state-level total in the dataset — followed by . In total, SSA state-level files list Matsuo in 1 of the 51 U.S. reporting jurisdictions.

No etymological entry is currently available for Matsuo in our reference dataset. These figures derive from SSA's annual national and state-level name files, which include any name appearing at least five times in a given year or state-year; names below that threshold are suppressed for privacy and therefore excluded from the totals shown here. The 24 total represents a lower bound — actual usage may be higher in years or states where the count fell below the disclosure floor. This page is provided for informational and research purposes only and does not constitute personal, legal, or naming advice.

Matsuo at a glance

Last recorded 1924

Total births

24

Since 1916

9 years of records

Peak year

1924

7 births that year

Strongest decade: 1910s

Current rank

Unranked

Outside the modern top-1,000

As of 1924

Active since

1916

Recorded for 9 years

Last year on file: 1924

Matsuo popularity over time

Annual U.S. births registered with the Social Security Administration · 1924–1916

Last recorded 1924
Peak year (1924)
7
Annual births at peak — across 9 years of records
4.555.566.577.5 1924192019181916 6

Matsuo by decade

Total births in each ten-year window — peak vs trough at a glance

Peak: 1910s
Peak decade
1910s
12 births that decade — 50% of Matsuo's all-time total
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Matsuo by state

Where Matsuo concentrates geographically — total births since 1916

Regionally concentrated
Top 1 states by recorded births for the name Matsuo
Rank State Visual share Births Share of total
#1 Hawaii
16 66.7%
Hawaii share of Matsuo's total US births 66.7%

16 of 24 births nationwide.

Frequently Asked Questions

How popular is the name Matsuo?
24 babies have been named Matsuo since 1916. It was last recorded in 1924. The peak year was 1924 with 7 births.
When was Matsuo most popular?
Matsuo was most popular in the 1910s decade with 12 total births. The single peak year was 1924.
Where is Matsuo most popular?
The top states for the name Matsuo are Hawaii (16 births).
How long has the name Matsuo been used?
Matsuo has been recorded in Social Security data since 1916, spanning 9 years of data through 1924.
What names are similar to Matsuo?
Names with a similar sound or spelling include Matthew, Mateo, Mathew, Matteo, and 4 more. These share a common prefix and are also used for boys.

Data Sources

Data as of 2024. Source: U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA).

Primary: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names from Social Security Card Applications — National Data, 1916–1924 (ssa.gov/oact/babynames). National-level data includes all names with 5 or more occurrences in a given year.

State-level: Source: U.S. Social Security Administration, Baby Names — State-Level Files (namesbystate.zip). Includes all names with 5 or more occurrences per state per year; rarer names are excluded for privacy.